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Post: # 579758Post linz »

I watched Gardiner on Sunday & realised how important a class ruckman can be. The bloke is sooo talented. Bally, Dal & Lenny must love him. However, I believe in years to come he may regret never reaching his FULL potential.

He is a player who has the ability to explode, to grab a game by the throat, to take the match winning mark. He is improving every week but we need players like him NOW to impose themselves on the game before another season slides into the nether.

C'mon Gardi; Give it all NOW!!


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Post: # 579759Post iwantmeseats »

Dunno, he has been good yeah. He cant kick the ball very well, he is a big man though. More to the point, he takes a inordinate amount of time from grabbing the ball to getting it to leave his foot.

Again, most of it is a big man thing, so you cant go him too hard on that I guess.


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Post: # 579764Post iceman »

great tap to bally in the third i think???

Is working his arse off, his efforst to get to contests is fantastic, and is starting to see rewards, has a long way to go, ut when was the last time the saints had a ruckman who could get possessions through the middle?? 20 odd hitouts i think.

Was very pleased.


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Post: # 579769Post Teflon »

I thought he had a realdip and Ive been impressed for the size of the man at his ball handling/kicking skills.

Will only get better touch wood.


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Post: # 579770Post perfectionist »

Very important for any chance this year - can't win big games without him.


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Post: # 579802Post savatage »

His tap work was unbelievable, put it down the midfielders throats more times that I can remember. Watch the ruck contests.


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Post: # 579807Post mightysainters »

33% to tapouts to advantage... dominated white... is going very well... was very good against collingwood too... one of our best... marking everything


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Post: # 579843Post ThomasR »

Turns 29 in July. Would still have a few years left you'd think. The point was made during the telecast on Sunday that blokes like Lynch were able to prolong their careers after having a long injury lay-off in the middle - hope Gardi is the same.


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Post: # 580033Post st_Trav_ofWA »

in his days a west coast he was a thumping kick i remember a preseason match when he single handedly beat the dockers with just cousins and kerr being rested , i think his foot problems may have hurt his kicking but his ruck work is still very good


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Post: # 580041Post rodgerfox »

He was actually getting quite high off the ground too.


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Post: # 580052Post busso mick »

rodgerfox wrote:He was actually getting quite high off the ground too.
You have mistaken him for Ben Cousins. Gardy is a cleanskin.


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